City surveyors in Melbourne Beach, Florida, heard an unusual chirping under a road on Feb. 9 while doing routine work, and thought it could be coming from rats. Instead, they discovered a 7-foot-long ...

The wild-born West Indian manatee has lived in human care since 1957 and far outlived the species’ typical 30–40 year lifespan ...

An adult manatee that became stuck inside a storm drain under a Melbourne Beach roadway has been rescued following an ...

A staggering spike in manatee deaths in Lee County, possibly due to cold stress, with officials investigating if a recent FPL ...

A manatee rescued from a storm drain in Melbourne Beach is recovering at SeaWorld Orlando, where veterinarians say the animal is showing signs of improvement after spending days trapped underground.

Several people assist in the rescue of a manatee that was found in the Tar River in Greenville. It was the first documented manatee rescue in North Carolina. - Submitted A manatee has been ...

BOSTON (AP) — A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade and scientists want to monitor its condition to see if a rescue is necessary before it ...

Officials said, “This is a perfect example of how important continuous training and education opportunities are" ...